I hope it recovers. It already looks like it is recovering. The expensive soil I bought is much better than the shitty soil that I got in Mexico. The basil plant also looks much nicer. It looks like a little basil tree. The leaves are short and the trunk is pretty big. Is not bushy as it should be.

The mint plant was heavily rootbound. I made a mess in the kitchen while removing roots and trying to better the plant. Got the new Happy Frog by Fox Farm soil for the little mint plant. But in the process, I beat the poor thing really hard. Removed many roots. Removed many branches.

I wished I took before and after pictures. I should take more pictures of my plants to see progress.

I made a couple pots from the five liters of water plastic containers, filled them with the potting soil, planted some catnip, basil, and cat grass.

The seeds for the basil and catnip were tiny black speckles. I hope I followed the instructions correctly. I was supposed to only plant two or three seeds, but they were so tiny that I just threw a bunch. The bag that cost me $1 has more than a dozen seeds… so no harm in seeding several, right? It’s not like I threw the whole bag.

For the grass, the seeds are much bigger. The instructions did say to plant a bunch, so I did. They are supposed to sprout in a week or two.

Basil and catnip were supposed to be planted the last day of spring. And I’m planting them during mid-autumn. They’ll be fine.

Grass could be planted at any time.

If they don’t sprout, I’m just learning gardening. And I like it. I want more plants. I’m buying more water jugs just to make more pots…

A house would be really nice. Or a big apartment where I could grow my own food.

That penthouse is starting to sound nice again… It has nice spacious balconies. The balcony here is pretty slim. Only plants fit. And it’s not ideal.

I still love this apartment.

The roommate’s door which usually remained close because it’s his room is now open. It sort of allows air to better flow through the apartment. But it’s weird. He is still paying rent, but he has been out for so long that it doesn’t feel like his room anymore.

I could be Airbnbing his place. I could get another roommate. This apartment is not so bad.

But it’s probably time to move on.

Material gathered.

After doing mostly nothing all morning except research and prepping for work… I went out.

Girlfriend was reluctant to go out, but she eventually did.

I got a torta de lomo by “Rica Tortas” which are just okay and pricey.